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Gas Plant Operators in Nebraska

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-9% Jobs Projection

$62,140 Median Salary

40 Job Openings

While jobs for Gas Plant Operators in Nebraska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Gas Plant Operators in Nebraska is expected to decrease.
Gas Plant Operators in Nebraska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Gas Plant Operators Work in Nebraska?

130 people worked as Gas Plant Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 170 Gas Plant Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 280 Gas Plant Operators working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Gas Plant Operators than average.

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Gas Plant Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 8.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Gas Plant Operators job openings in Nebraska, and 430 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,700 annual jobs and 17,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Gas Plant Operators Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Gas Plant Operators ranged from $41,760 to $82,010 with $62,140 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.08 to $39.43. The median hourly rate was $29.88.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $31.06 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.18.

The median salary in Nebraska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top States for Gas Plant Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Gas Plant Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	2,960	$67,190
California	970	$103,900
Pennsylvania	930	$68,620
Michigan	710	$76,120
Illinois	520	$75,190
North Dakota	500	$87,880
Louisiana	430	$69,040
Colorado	420	$71,030
New Mexico	420	$65,360
Virginia	390	$68,120
Wyoming	380	$72,830
Kansas	350	$66,530
Oklahoma	340	$65,970
Ohio	330	$70,020
Kentucky	320	$69,810
South Carolina	310	$55,470
Alabama	310	$70,510
New York	290	$81,830
West Virginia	280	$72,210
Tennessee	280	$49,770

Below are the states where Gas Plant Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$103,900
Massachusetts	$90,240
North Dakota	$87,880
Washington	$84,480
New York	$81,830
Maryland	$81,580
New Jersey	$77,520
Michigan	$76,120
Oregon	$75,570
Illinois	$75,190

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